ee To X. of the ,..,%`..``,-; vw, 9t 5 SERMON. LX Holding forth Inducements to get this Mrri fd Heart of Flefh ; ef fhe7ring the Ço=tnter¡ feit it ally Heart, and Mart if E z a e. 36.26. Íwill take away the Íteny heart out ofyour fe(b, and giveyou an heart of He Doetrine Slone eslnheart ofjle/I, hath alreadybeen explained, and jr-r forne prafical ufe made of it: And the matter being fo exceeding neceffary; (for without this Heart offiefs, we preach in vain,you heat in vain, Gods mercies, andGods chaftifements are in vain;) I (hall therefore adde another Ule,by way ofExhortation, Not to have any reit or quiet in your fouis, till God vouchfafe this mercy to you : God here pronaiferb it, as the mainmercy, to qualifie and fánnifie all their temporal mercies ; as if return- ing fromCaptivity, injoying theirown Countrey, theirLiberties, Houfes and Comfortsagain, werenothing, if this Heart of fe/s was not alto beftowed up- on them. And tofpeak to our conditon; though God bath brought us to- gether, that by the Jail wars were fcattered one frothanother ; though many of thofe fears and terrors thatdid then overwhelm,are in tome meafure abated ; yet if Godgive not this Heart of fiefs, a worm will quickly write and confume this gourd: Be therefore as importunatewith God, as the Widow was with theunjuft Jndge; for God loveth importunity, he loveth feeking, knocking, fervent praying; and if theunjull Judge was overcome by importunity, bow much ratherwill thebowels ofa gracious Godmove towards thee ? Howgrad- oully did God reward thatPetitionofSolomons,becaufehe did not ask for riches; long life, the life of his enemies, but wifdom to "difcharge his truft: So will God fay to thee, Becaufe thou hall not asked temporal mercies, nor earthly greatnefs, but a tender loft heart , be it according to thy defire. As David therefore refolved, He Wouldgiveno fleep to his eyes, srflamber to his eye-lids, till he bad fettled the Ark,: So do thou refolve tohave no tea inthyminds, or to let God alone, but importune himday and night, rill he hathmade that heart of Clone flefhwithin thee : Oh I why areyou folicitous about earthly things ! what you (hall eat, what you fhall drink, what you (hall pot on ? andnot in a godly manner enquiring, Howmay J pray, hear, live,dye, with this foft and tender heart? Andif reafon maybe any motive to you, confider, how much maybe fpoke for this particular. Firft, This heart of fiefs Will be a conf?ant Antidote , aad Preférvative argaiofl a; fit,: This bitter potionwill kill all thofe wormsof temptation, that may crawl Inducenen; ih thy breaft; theDevil can never come and finde the room of thy !cart fwept ro reek Fe. i,i' mad ready garnifhtd for him; heis continually upon his Watch-Teuer, that heart al (alts Xxz sal,:
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